The eITGames
Challenge is a game designed to test your knowledge of the
designated IT subject area for quickness and accuracy. The
game is a single player game contested in three sections or
rounds. The game is played against a revolving pool of
multiple-choice questions associated with the selected IT
certification test. You are also competing for prizes
against other individuals playing the game throughout the
calendar month.

For each game,
the system pulls five random topic areas from the objective
or domain list of the certifying body's objective map. It
then loads five weighted questions of escalating difficulty
into the game board for each topic. Level 1 questions (X1)
are worth 1 point each while Level 2 questions (X2) are
worth two points each and so forth. Each objective is marked
with a letter (A, B, C, etc.) and you can use the "Key" to
the right to learn which lettered column corresponds to
which test objective.

The standard game
board is a 5 x 5 matrix of Question Panels as illustrated
below.

To begin play,
choose any question by clicking on a blue button (X1, X2,
X3, etc.).The
question page will include the question you've selected
along with a list of possible answers. In some instances,
there may also be a reference figure associated with the
question.

You will have two
minutes to select a correct answer from the list, as
indicated on the clock to the right of the answer
list.

Click on your
choice for the correct answer. If you change your mind or
mistakenly click the wrong answer, you can change by
clicking again on your choice before you hit the SUBMIT
ANSWER button. Once you submit your answer, you will be
returned immediately to the main game grid where you will be
told if your answer was right or wrong. If you have selected
the correct answer, the system will advance your total score
by the weighted value of the question. If the answer is
incorrect, no points are awarded.

The system also
tracks the amount of time you use to answer each question.
This information may be the deciding factor for top players
in the competition.

Now that you're
back on the main game board, you can choose your next
question and continue this process until you have completed
each round. Each round continues until all of the questions
have been selected from the board. Be sure to choose
questions quickly, as you are being timed from the moment
you choose your first question until the moment you answer
the last question of each round.

Between rounds 1
and 2 you will be told your current score, and the total
amount of time you spent on that round. You may encounter
advertisements for interested parties, such as IT
recruiters, training centers, etc. If any of these
advertisements appeal to you, feel free to click on the link
for more information -- you are not being "timed" while in
between rounds, and you will easily be able to return to the
game to continue playing.

Click on the "Go
to next round" graphic to begin your next round. Each round
functions in a similar manner. The only differences from
round-to-round will be the test objectives that are chosen
for your game, and the shorter Final Round which will have
fewer questions which are more difficult than those in
previous rounds and are worth more points toward your final
score.

When you
completed a game, the final screen will show your total
score and the Top Performers list for the current
month.

If your score
does not place you in the current Top Performers list, the
game will terminate and no information about your score will
be retained. You may immediately play a new game, with new
questions, if you desire.